All three offer loads of online storage, automated and manual organizational tools, and various degrees of image editing features. It offers features for viewing, organizing, and performing mild edits to your photos. For a bit more power and easy sharing ability, you might also want to check out online offerings like Google Photos, Prime Photos (for Amazon Prime users), and Flickr.

If you’re hankering for something a little more modern, the Photos app built into Windows 8 and 10 is not a bad choice. Though it will not get any more feature updates, you can go on using the version from Windows Essentials 2012 because security updates won’t matter much in your image viewer. They are just 3rd party vendors trying to confuse people into thinking they are somehow related to the original Windows Movie Maker. Photo Gallery has long been a favorite for organizing, viewing, and editing photos. RELATED: Learning Windows 7: Manage Photos with Live Photo Gallery

The Best Alternatives to Windows Photo Gallery All three are free-or have free versions-and have been around long enough to develop full feature sets. And if you want to check out third party options, we recommend taking a look at eM Client, Mailbird, and Thunderbird.

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